How to Survive Daylight Savings, According to Jordin Sparks

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This past weekend, most Americans set their clocks forward an hour, which means that while we gained an extra hour of daylight, we also lost an hour of sleep. If you’ve felt especially sluggish, sleepy, or just inexplicably off since the time change, you’re not alone. According to the Sleep Foundation, some health experts have noticed an enduring surge in negative mental and physical health issues during the March transition back to daylight saving time (DST) over the past couple of decades, including increased heart problems and a marked uptick in mood disorders.

Of course, some of the side effects of the switch are less serious, but that doesn’t make them any less of a nuisance—hello, hitting snooze 17 times and missing the 9 a.m. meeting because it’s actually 10 a.m. Sure, time is a social construct, but try telling that to your boss when you accidentally waltz into the office an hour behind schedule.

Read more at The Daily Beast.